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Buddhist : Zen / Chan
13th Century

About Dogen

Timeline (1200 - 1253)

 Dogen, Dogen poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

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English version by
Steven Heine

Original Language
Japanese
A Zen monk asked for a verse:

 
 
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhalla Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton
The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine
Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

"Mind itself is buddha" -- difficult to practice, but easy to explain;
"No mind, no buddha" -- difficult to explain, but easy to practice.

 

 

-- from The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine

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